Game #3819
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 September 1984
Won
6th (+5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 21,494
Chelsea
Villa Park
Villa bounce back from two heavy defeats to score four past Chelsea with Gordon Cowans, Peter Withe and Steve Foster prominent.
Aston Villa
4-2
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 6' | Gordon Cowans | 27' | 35' | Peter Withe | 69' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 September 1984
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 3-0, Steve Foster, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Chelsea
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 3-1, (Chelsea), John Bumstead
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 4-1, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 4-2, (Chelsea), John Bumstead
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Chelsea
🟨 | Booking, Steve McMahon
🟨 | Booking, Steve Foster
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner's Villa return to winning ways after two heavy defeats and now have three League wins in five games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 8 September 1984
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match: 🟩 17 December 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Paul Rideout, Tony Dorigo and Paul Birch make their first starts of the season in place of Des Bremner, Gary Williams and Dennis Mortimer.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.68 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.05 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 18.70 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
John Neal | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
LB Doug Rougvie | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
M Colin Lee | 🏴 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 | (F Paul Canoville | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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